Pretty in Pink

Just a few quick photos of a silk & flannel blanket that I sold this week. I have the green & yellow version on the shop but got a request for a pink & purple version. As it happened I had this 1 blanket in those colors, I just hadn't listed it. I also have the blue & purple version and another yellow & green.

I'm not sure why I was (am?) hanging onto these blankets. Some part of me says it's in case I ever have another child. I want them to have a blanket just like L has hers. Of course I know that I'll never have another child so it's really silly that I use that reason. Additionally, I could always make a new blanket for a new baby. It's not like you don't get 10 months warning!

Then there is part of my that says I hang onto them in case one of my friends has another baby and I need a gift. That too is a silly reason, since all of my close friends are either not interested in having children, or are also finished. Plus I always have plenty of time to make something custom for any friends children.

So I bit the bullet and sold this blanket rather than holding on to it for no real reason other than I really like them. They are so luxurious for starters. The flannel get softer with every wash, yet the silk stays just as smooth and durable. I also have a real soft spot for the variegated colors of the silk. I like to just stare into them trying to find all the different shades and tones. I also love how you can have several silks in the same batch of dye yet every single one turns out different.

What I find interesting is that my dye work sells better, for higher prices and faster than any of the other things that I've listed. When I first started the Etsy shop my goal was to sell the remaining silks from when The Green Cottage was a free standing internet store 3 years ago and use the funds to start doing some dye work with natural materials. So far I've been derailed by the holiday and the idea of running a shop in general. I'm thinking it's time to go back to the original purpose; making naturally dyed silk & cotton scarves. The idea is that they can be cross marketed; in both Waldorf education circles and reenacting circles.